tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685011.post116382978934056600..comments2023-11-03T09:09:32.113-04:00Comments on Behind the Stove: "Elizabeth Brown entered the world, dropping straight down from the sky..." - The Library, Sarah StewartBabelBabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00467487618830618571noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685011.post-1164162815886196742006-11-21T21:33:00.000-05:002006-11-21T21:33:00.000-05:00The only school volunteering I've done has been bo...The only school volunteering I've done has been book-related: listening to the kids' reading, shelving library books (I was in a most pleasant trance) and helping at the Book Fair and spending a fortune on kids' books.<BR/>I'll have to plan my Christmas reading strategy for the stay at the in-laws (naturally, no one else is a reader). I may plan to have 'stomach cramps' and be forced to lie down for several hours. The Book thief sounds like a good choice for holiday reading, though I just can't come at graphic novels, even for our Neil.lazy cowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10756448890246596503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685011.post-1163949037236063002006-11-19T10:10:00.000-05:002006-11-19T10:10:00.000-05:00Ah, the passive aggressive crappe. Eats away at on...Ah, the passive aggressive crappe. Eats away at one's soul, doesn't it? *sigh*MsCellaniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05399187248681818440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685011.post-1163906839459155322006-11-18T22:27:00.000-05:002006-11-18T22:27:00.000-05:00oh my god, my kids cannot nap there. there's nowhe...oh my god, my kids cannot nap there. there's nowhere comfy and safe for them to lie down, and it's too loud anyway. we stay at home until the naps are over <BR/>(sob, sob : )) and I go late with the nappers. <BR/><BR/>they don't give me a hard time, per se, but disapproval is made known later. I am CLEARLY not trying hard enough...BabelBabehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00467487618830618571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685011.post-1163905422254207882006-11-18T22:03:00.000-05:002006-11-18T22:03:00.000-05:00Can't you read anyway? What do they do, give you a...Can't you read anyway? What do they do, give you a hard time? Unbelievable! If everyone is watching tv, what's the difference?! Go lay down with Seggie and Terzo and pretend to nap with them, reading all the while. <BR/><BR/>I LOVE Scholastic books. We've had the bookfair at one school; I spent too much. Parker is a fiend for the Magic Treehouse series now. (read aloud - it's too difficult for him yet) and Ryan is crazy for storybooks, but not chapter books yet. <BR/>I really don't think children could ever have too many books! <BR/><BR/>I do love the crinkly sound of a library book - sometimes when I've got a good chunk of time, and can sit down to read, I get goosebumps sitting down to start.MsCellaniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05399187248681818440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685011.post-1163868326240378192006-11-18T11:45:00.000-05:002006-11-18T11:45:00.000-05:00That's part of the reason I like knitting -- I can...That's part of the reason I like knitting -- I can knit at gatherings with people I don't really know / like (except funerals) and it seems socially acceptable. <BR/><BR/>Odd, that television is okay in the Perfect family, as are comic books, but not a book-book...sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02897322022631264150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685011.post-1163852981109895882006-11-18T07:29:00.000-05:002006-11-18T07:29:00.000-05:00And now I am waiting for Neil Gaiman to suddenly p...And now I am waiting for Neil Gaiman to suddenly pop up your combox... Assuming he's alive, which instantly shows that I am a) uncool enough not to know who Neil Gaiman is and b) disorganised enough not to have googled Neil Gaiman first to find out if he is alive...<BR/><BR/>But I am very glad he has saved you from tedious family!Bechttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10219854307291147169noreply@blogger.com